34 Jalen Thomas

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Name: Jalen Thomas
Pos: WR
Year: gr
HT: 5’8”
WT: 209
Star: Elite
Current Team: Ohio State
Seasons: 14, 15, 16, 17

Bottom line: Jalen is a playmaker, one of the fastest players in the country who can do it all. Played Running back wide receiver and cornerback in high school and excelled at all three. He was also one of the best returners in the country. He will be a very exciting player to watch at the next level.

CFSL

Season	Team	G	Car	Yds	Avg	Yds/G	20+	BTK	Rec	Yds	Avg	Rec/G	Yds/G	TD	Drop
14	Miami	8	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	24	284	11.8	3.0	35.5	3	2
15	Ohio State	9	71	260	3.7	28.9	2	12	50	709	14.2	5.6	78.8	9	2
16	Ohio State	10	17	32	1.9	3.2	0	2	49	545	11.1	4.9	54.5	1	3
17	Ohio State	8	5	-3	-0.6	-0.4	0	4	43	600	14.0	5.4	75.0	6	4
Total	-	35	93	289	3.1	8.3	2	18	166	2138	12.9	4.7	61.1	19	11

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Yds	Lng	20+	BTK	Rec	Yds	TD	Lng	Drop	Tck	KR	Yds	TD	Lng	PR	Yds	Lng
July 7, 2023	Michigan	L24–45						3	30		15	3		7	209		35
June 29, 2023	Illinois	W38–49						12	326	4	77			4	94		31
June 21, 2023	Clemson	L12–35	2	-5				4	17		12		1	3	67		24
June 14, 2023	Oklahoma State	L50–7						3	15		15			2	52		29
June 7, 2023	Oregon	W37–30	2	3	3		2	4	34		30			5	211	1	102
May 30, 2023	Notre Dame	L43–14						9	65		11	1	2	4	125		41
May 24, 2023	Florida State	L31–45	1	-1			2	4	35	1	14			4	90		27
May 17, 2023	Georgia	L56–14						4	78	1	58			6	167		33
March 14, 2023	Eastern Michigan	L27–24	17	32	10		2	10	69		22		1
March 1, 2023	Oklahoma State	L13–45						6	100	1	37	1		2	62		39
February 24, 2023	Michigan	W30–33						5	74		24			6	254	1	96
February 15, 2023	Illinois	W13–10						6	62		26			3	85		34
February 9, 2023	Clemson	W40–26						1	10		10	1		1	21		21
February 1, 2023	Notre Dame	W0–30						5	45		19
January 23, 2023	Oklahoma State	L14–35						3	14		8	1		4	93		26
January 17, 2023	Boise State	W21–23						4	45		21			1	24		24
January 12, 2023	Georgia	W20–27						8	122		58		1	2	76		46
January 3, 2023	Miami	L3–41						1	4		4			2	26		21
October 11, 2022	Oklahoma State	L7–44						6	70		19		2	5	115		40
October 7, 2022	Michigan	L17–62	17	30	6		2	4	21		8							1	10	10
September 28, 2022	Washington	W51–20						3	6		8			4	104		30
September 6, 2022	Oregon	W22–40						9	142	3	41			1	23		23
September 1, 2022	Texas A&M	W47–18	28	142	24	1	3	2	15		12		1
August 22, 2022	Wisconsin	W33–41						2	30	1	15
August 18, 2022	Auburn	W49–52	1	-1	-1		1	12	311	3	84	1
August 9, 2022	Illinois	W3–31	25	89	36	1	6	4	16		7	1		2	23		23
August 3, 2022	Iowa	W62–30						8	98	2	50		1	3	147	1	99
June 1, 2022	Clemson	L38–34						3	42	1	29			3	65		27
May 26, 2022	Florida	L28–31												1	20		20
May 19, 2022	Florida State	W20–41						1	1		1							3	28	10
May 12, 2022	Tennessee	W28–41						5	38		15			3	83		32
May 5, 2022	Kentucky	L16–17						1	14		14			1	15		15
April 26, 2022	Alabama	L10–61						4	46		25	1		8	194		29
April 20, 2022	Missouri	L30–33						2	60	1	53			4	81		24
April 13, 2022	Iowa	W35–51						8	83	1	40	1		3	157	1	101

Rushing

Rushing Attempts

Rank	Record	Game
1	28	OSU vs TAMU
2	25	ILL vs OSU
3	17	PLAYOFFS – EMU vs OSU

Rushing Yards

Rank	Record	Game
1	142	OSU vs TAMU
2	89	ILL vs OSU
3	32	PLAYOFFS – EMU vs OSU

Longest Rushing Play

Rank	Record	Game
1	36	ILL vs OSU
2	24	OSU vs TAMU
3	10	PLAYOFFS – EMU vs OSU

Broken tackles

Rank	Record	Game
1	6	ILL vs OSU
2	3	OSU vs TAMU
3	2	OSU vs ORE

20 yard rushing plays

Rank	Record	Game
1	1	OSU vs TAMU
2	1	ILL vs OSU

Receiving

Receptions

Rank	Record	Game
1	12	ILL vs OSU
2	12	AUB vs OSU
3	10	PLAYOFFS – EMU vs OSU

Receiving Yards

Rank	Record	Game
1	326	ILL vs OSU
2	311	AUB vs OSU
3	142	ORE vs OSU

Receiving Touchdowns

Rank	Record	Game
1	4	ILL vs OSU
2	3	ORE vs OSU
3	3	AUB vs OSU

Longest Receiving Play

Rank	Record	Game
1	84	AUB vs OSU
2	77	ILL vs OSU
3	58	UGA vs OSU

Defensive

Tackles

Rank	Record	Game
1	2	PLAYOFFS – OSU vs OKST
2	2	ND vs OSU
3	1	OSU vs IOWA

Returns

Kick returns

Rank	Record	Game
1	8	MIA vs BAMA
2	7	OSU vs MICH
3	6	MICH vs OSU

Kick return yards

Rank	Record	Game
1	254	MICH vs OSU
2	211	OSU vs ORE
3	209	OSU vs MICH

Longest kick return

Rank	Record	Game
1	102	OSU vs ORE
2	101	IOWA vs MIA
3	99	OSU vs IOWA

Kick return touchdowns

Rank	Record	Game
1	1	MICH vs OSU
2	1	OSU vs IOWA
3	1	OSU vs ORE

Punt returns

Rank	Record	Game
1	3	FSU vs MIA
2	1	OSU vs MICH

Punt return yards

Rank	Record	Game
1	28	FSU vs MIA
2	10	OSU vs MICH

Punt return long

Rank	Record	Game
1	10	OSU vs MICH
2	10	FSU vs MIA

Blunders

Drops

Rank	Record	Game
1	3	OSU vs MICH
2	1	OSU vs CLEM
3	1	MIA vs BAMA

West Senior Jalen Thomas open down the numbers for the long touchdown

West Senior Jalen Thomas hit in stride down the sideline for a touchdown

Ohio State WR Jalen Thomas bringing in the deep ball from Radloff for the touchdown

Ohio State WR Jalen Thomas returning the kickoff all the way back for the touchdown

Ohio State WR Jalen Thomas open in the endzone for the touchdown catch

Ohio State WR Jalen Thomas making a move after the catch to shake the defense

Ohio State WR Jalen Thomas getting open in the endzone to make the touchdown catch

Ohio State WR Jalen Thomas fending off the defender with a stiff arm as he returns the kick back for six

Ohio State WR Jalen Thomas making the catch between a couple of defenders

Ohio State WR Jalen Thomas looking in the catch over the shoulder for a big gain

Ohio State WR Jalen Thomas leaping for the touchdown grab

Ohio State WR Jalen Thomas going over the defender for the big catch

Ohio State WR Jalen Thomas down the sideline for the touchdown

Ohio State WR Jalen Thomas getting both feet down for the touchdown catch

Miami WR Jalen Thomas getting deep behind the defense for six

West WR Jalen Thomas getting both feet down in bounds for the score

West WR Jalen Thomas going up to make the catch in front of the defender

West WR Jalen Thomas finding space to make the catch

Award	Season
Offensive POTW	17